Your nick is how people on ICQ-Chat know you. If you register it, you'll be able to use the same nick over and over. If you don't register, someone else may end up registering the nick you want. If you register and use the same nick, people will begin to know you by reputation.
Certain channels require you to register before you may speak in them.
Some terms you should know:
The following steps are the recommended method to register and set up a new ICQ-Chat account. If you have questions or doubts about the process, a member of staff will be happy to discuss it and answer any questions you may have.
/nick YourNick3. Register your IRC nick:
/msg NickServ REGISTER YourPassword youremail@example.comReplace "YourPassword" with a secure, unguessable, and unique password that you keep secret. Reusing passwords between services can result in account compromises.
The email address that you select will not be given out by staff, and is mainly used to allow us to help you recover the account in the event that you forget your password. For this reason, you are required to use a real, non-disposable, email address.
Upon registering, you will receive an email with a verification command that you will need to run to complete the registration process. Failure to verify the account will cause it to be automatically dropped after about 24 hours.
We do not recommend sharing your NickServ password with anyone else as this could compromise account security and make it harder for you to recover your account in the future.
It's useful, but not required, to have an alternate nick grouped to your account. For example, if your primary nick is "YourNick":
/nick YourNick2then identify to your primary account:
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY YourNick YourPassword and finally, group the new nick to your account
/msg NickServ GROUPWe prefer you to use just one account, and group nicks to it as described above, rather than registering for multiple accounts. Grouping nicks in this way gives you the benefit of having all your nicks covered by the same cloak, should you choose to wear a cloak. The exception to this is where you might want to run a bot. You should register a separate account for your bot.
After having your nickname registered you will have to login everytime you log on. On this Page you will find how that works.